Sechia
Sechia
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| Motto(s): Runyararo uye kurongeka (weRwizi) Peace and honour | |
| Country |  Lemovicia |
| Entity | Miersan Entity |
| Province | Równiny |
| Founded | TBD |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcin Salkowski |
| Population (2017) | |
| • City | 297,137 |
| • Rank | 1st in Lemovicia |
| • Urban | 297,137 |
| • Metro | 362,356 |
| Time zone | TBD |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (not observed) |
Sechia (Lemovician: Іпаратея, Iparratea, Miersan: Przejście) is a city situated in northern Lemovicia on the TBC river, near the border with West Miersa. With a population of 297,137, it is the largest city in both the country of Lemovicia, the Miersan Entity, and the province of Równiny, of which it is the provincial capital.
Etymology
The name Sechia is a Solarization of the Miersan Przejście, meaning gateway, owing to it being a traditional gateway between Miersa and Lemovicia.
The Lemovician name derives from the Lemovician phrase iparraldeko atea, or the northern gate, referring to the same thing as the Miersan Przejście.
History
Geography
Government
The local government of Sechia is a mayor–council government, with a mayor (Lemovician: алкатеяк, alkateak, Miersan: burmistrz) elected every four years from all citizens residing in the city, currently held by Ksenia Lasecka, who served in office since 2012.
The mayor presides over the city council (Lemovician: удалецеа, udaletxea, Miersan: rada miejska), which comprises of sixteen members, each elected from sixteen wards at the same time as the mayor of Sechia.